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Suspected people smugglers arrested across Europe – BBC News
Police in at least five different European countries have detained dozens of people accused of smuggling people across the English Channel to the UK. It is thought the criminal network brought up to 10,000 migrants in small boats in a period of 12-18 months. In Germany, 18 suspects were arrested as hundreds of officers swooped in on locations across the country. A main focus of…
NATO boosts forces in Europe to counter “direct threat” from Russia – BBC News
Leaders of the NATO military alliance have declared that Russia is a direct threat to their security. They have said that Ukraine can count on NATO support for “as long as it takes”. The statements came at a summit meeting of leaders of the alliance in Madrid. It marks a toughening of NATO’s stance following Russian’s invasion of Ukraine. NATO has also agreed to accept…
Jill Biden welcomes second mass baby formula shipment from Europe
US First Lady Jill Biden and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy welcomed the delivery of a second shipment of tens of thousands of pounds of baby formula that the Biden administration is importing from Europe to ease critical supply shortages in the US. On the same day, top industry executives and federal regulators faced angry lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Washington,…
Will Finland and Sweden joining NATO make Europe safer? | Inside Story
Finland and Sweden decided against joining NATO for many years. Both have a long history of remaining neutral during wars and staying out of military alliances. All that changed when Russia invaded Ukraine. Leaders of the Nordic nations blame President Vladimir Putin for endangering security in Europe. Russia’s already warning of ‘far-reaching consequences’ if both countries join the western military alliance. What could those consequences…
Putin accused of blackmail over gas supplies to Europe – BBC News
President Putin has been accused of blackmailing Europe over supplies of Russian gas. The Russian President has threatened to cut off gas to “unfriendly countries” unless they pay in the Russian currency, the rouble. Mr Putin signed a presidential decree ordering buyers to open rouble accounts in Russian banks. Germany which is one of the main buyers of Russian gas said it would not tolerate…
How should Europe handle Ukrainian refugees? | Inside Story
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created 1.5 million refugees in just 10 days. The UN says that’s the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since the second World War. More than half have fled to Poland, with the rest seeking refuge in Hungary, Moldova, Romania, and Slovakia. EU leaders have promised financial support and relaxed immigration rules for Ukrainians. But can the continent cope with the…
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From top to bottom, rescuers scoured buildings in Porto Alegre for inhabitants stuck in flats or on rooftops as unprecedented flooding turned the streets of the Brazilian metropolis into rivers. [...]
A Ukrainian drone attack hit vehicles carrying workers in Russia's frontier Belgorod region, killing six people and injuring 35, the governor said Monday. [...]
Several Washington, D.C. residents and students at George Washington University (GWU) told Fox News Digital that they felt unsafe on campus and expressed concern about the escalation of pro-Palestinian student [...]
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